Post-surgical surveillance in Lynch syndrome--a Cleveland Clinic experience
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Background Post-surgical colonoscopic surveillance is recommended every 1-2 years for patients diagnosed with colon cancer and Lynch syndrome. Patients electing to have a segmental versus colectomy IRA risk developing metachronous colon cancers. The rationale for frequent surveillance is to detect and remove polyps before pathologically advancing to cancer thereby reducing mortality. Does compliance with recommended surveillance eliminate the risk of metachronous cancers?
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